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Dreaming of You

by Lisa Kleypas · 368 pages · Published January 1994
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4.19 / 5 across 30K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)

A steamy, romantic Adult historical romance built around gaming hell owner, author heroine, class. 368 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

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Steamy. Romantic. Classic.

Steamy Romantic Classic

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Steamy Romantic Classic
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  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
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Content notes

Sexual Content Violence
Gaming Hell Owner
Author Heroine
Class
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
4/5
Core elements
Genre
Historical Romance
Moods
Steamy
Romantic
Classic
Key Tropes
Gaming Hell Owner
Author Heroine
Class
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Dreaming of You?

Spicy (4/5) — explicit content is a significant part of the story.

Who would enjoy Dreaming of You?

Readers who love steamy and romantic stories with gaming hell owner and author heroine. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Dreaming of You?

A steamy, romantic Adult historical romance built around gaming hell owner, author heroine, class. 368 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Dreaming of You?

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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